Atkins Bankruptcy

It was reported in today's Sydney Morning Herald that Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy protection in a New York court after recording a loss of $US340 million last year. The high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet had faced stiff competition from the low-GI diets, South Beach and the Zone Diet, plus low-carb products in supermarkets. The bad publicity from Dr Atkin's heart attack in 2002 after